@conference{10902/27602,
year = {2022},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/27602},
abstract = {This work presents a self-oscillating mixer (SOM) based on a slow-wave structure for phase-noise reduction. Emphasis is placed on the analysis/optimization methods, which include aspects such as conversion gain, nonlinear distortion, and operation boundaries. In a first stage, the parameters of the slowwave structure are optimized to obtain a low phase-noise spectral density. As an example, a structure based on a unit cell containing a Schiffman section is considered. Then, the SOM behavior is addressed through an analytical model that should enable an understanding of its main operation characteristics. A practical FET-based circuit at 2.3 GHz is simulated with some novel harmonic-balance techniques and experimentally characterized.},
organization = {This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033)
under grant PID2020-116569RB-C31.},
publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.},
publisher = {52nd European Microwave Conference (EuMC), Milán, Italia, 2022, 131-134},
title = {Analysis of a self-oscillating mixer based on a slow wave-structure},
author = {Pontón Lobete, María Isabel and Ramírez Terán, Franco Ariel and Sancho Lucio, Sergio Miguel and Suárez Rodríguez, Almudena},
}